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The Arboretum at Penn State

This is a map of The Arboreteum at Penn State grounds.

Click the icons on the map to learn about the different areas of the arboretum.

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1 Watershed Map

See how water moves throughout Central Pennsylvania. All the rain that falls in this area flows through the gap at Bald Eagle Mountain before traveling on to the Chesapeake Bay and the Atlantic Ocean.

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2 Pollinator Garden

Explore all of the different kinds of pollinator species in Pennsylvania. Pollinators are some of the most important members of the food chain. Without them, we wouldn’t have some of our favorite foods and plant species.

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3 Children’s Garden

Step into the Children’s Garden and imagine what it’s like to be the size of a tiny insect. The garden is full of large sculptures of native Pennsylvanian animals.

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4 Hartley Wood

Explore the beautiful and unique location of the forested Hartley Wood. And the old growth here is very special because it is dominated by large Oak trees. These trees here in this forest are between the ages of about 150 and 350-years-old.

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